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Marcie Mathes Nichols, O.D.

NPI 1235241993ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Minneapolis, MN

Optometrist (O.D.) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 2005). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $11,564 for 89 claims, against $6,905 paid for services in 2024. Lumenis Be Inc was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,882 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1235241993
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 31, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 8, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X3027MN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients49
Services billed476 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$6,905

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)89 · 187 30-day fills
Patients22
Total drug cost$11,564
Generic share61% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year2005
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,882 · 14 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$676.52 · 14 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,882 · 14 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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